Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:40AM EDT until September 20 at 2:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers... St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHEN...Until this afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:40 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall slowly this afternoon, falling below flood stage later this evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
CELINA - An Ohio House bill was drawn up to prevent disputes between courts in child-custody cases, according to the bill's author, Rep. Jeffery Rezebek, R-Clayton.
Rezebek said he did not know the specifics in the Maddy custody case involving adoptive parents Brian and Kelly Anderson, Celina, but the dispute that arose between the courts in Mercer and Allen counties over the case last year inspired him to write House Bill 383. [More]
ST. MARYS - St. Marys coach Brian Beam expected Braeden Dunlap to go the distance on Tuesday.
"He's not going to be here for us in the sectionals, so this was his last game and he was going the distance regardless of what pitch count he was at," Beam said. [More]
COLDWATER - More than 60 students from numerous schools scurried back and forth between the gymnasium and a classroom at Coldwater Middle School, fully engaged in creating and maneuvering LEGO robots.
ST. MARYS - Bruns Construction Enterprises Inc. of St. Henry on Tuesday was awarded the bid to expand the St. Marys City Schools Athletic Complex parking lot.
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery Merchants Association and the Fort Recovery Chamber of Commerce officials are organizing a farmers' market that would focus mainly on producers and artisans from the village area.
CELINA - Work on treatment trains continues, Lake Facilities Authority board members learned on Tuesday afternoon.
LFA board members received updates on the two operating facilities and the two planned treatment trains that are either under construction or in the planning stages.
The Ohio Special Olympics bowling competition was held in Columbus over the weekend and 22 Mercer County competitors had fine performances. The Mercer County group brought home five gold medals, nine silver, two bronze and six ribbons during the weekend.
Grand Lake posted its best offensive output of the season in improving to 8-7 with an 11-4 win over Licking County on Tuesday night at Don Edwards Stadium in Newark.
